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surf girl
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I am guessing that the outside edges were somehow cool enough not to gel?
SimplyE
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surf girl said:
I agree. I get that once in a while. I am also guessing that the graininess "might" be stearic spots if you used an oil with stearic acid.
Barb
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yeppers what they said. :wink:
surf girl
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Sure you can use it. You could also trim off the edges if you want it to look uniform (don't need to discard the trimmings, either - I'm sure you could find a use for them - check out Deda's soap with trimmings...)
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OK...remember the soap in the picture that looks grainy? Well today I used the same recipe and once i put in the FO the batter started to look grainy like it had sand in it and I blended and blended and couldn't get the grains to smooth out. I gave up and in the mold, then it tried to sieze on me half way through getting it in the mold. Has anyone had similar experiences? I just know that this batch is going to look like the other batch I posted a pic of. 
jcandleattic
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It's either a partial gel OR it could be discoloration due to the scent. Perfectly usualbe. It's just asthetics.
jcandleattic
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SoapMom said:OK...remember the soap in the picture that looks grainy? Well today I used the same recipe and once i put in the FO the batter started to look grainy like it had sand in it and I blended and blended and couldn't get the grains to smooth out. I gave up and in the mold, then it tried to sieze on me half way through getting it in the mold. Has anyone had similar experiences? I just know that this batch is going to look like the other batch I posted a pic of.
That's what is called Ricing. It's caused almost always by the fo and sometimes you can stick blend it until it's smooth again.
Or you can continue on by HPing it the rest of the way -especially if it starts to seize. Florals are pretty famous for this type of behavior. Someone else might come along and be able to better help you with this.
surf girl
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OK, nothing to do with your questions, but what the heck are those pandas doing in that last post? They are pandas, aren't they? Is that hot panda love, or am I just totally twisted?
Surfgirl - I'm thinking you could be a little twisted - not sure - but it could be a possibility??????? :wink:
topcat
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surf girl!!! I looked at it before and thought "oh how cute....baby panda is giving mommy panda a back rub and peeking into her eyes".....NOW I am thinking something x-rated Tanya :wink:
SoapMom said:OK...remember the soap in the picture that looks grainy? Well today I used the same recipe and once i put in the FO the batter started to look grainy like it had sand in it and I blended and blended and couldn't get the grains to smooth out. I gave up and in the mold, then it tried to sieze on me half way through getting it in the mold. Has anyone had similar experiences? I just know that this batch is going to look like the other batch I posted a pic of.
What you experienced is riceing caused by your FO. I use an FO that rices & I think I've narrowed it down to how much water is in my recipe. When I first used this FO, I could stick blend out of the riceing, but back then, I wasn't doing a water discount. Now that I do a water discount, the riceing is unmanageable & ruins my soap. I haven't tried my theory, but unless the FO formula has changed, I think not discounting water will help.
Pug Mom
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I had a batch of orange spice that I made in a PVC Pipe mold and it did just that. Gelled on the inside, but not the outside. I loved the outcome! The inside circle was darker orange, and the outside circle was lighter orange, it looked like a real slice of orange, and it looked like I did it on purpose!!
